From f68822a3e66259c7a6dacd2e4aa7ab81a93f467c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivier Tremblay Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2024 07:45:08 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Robo poem for 2024-02-10 --- poem_2024-02-10.txt | 192 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 192 insertions(+) create mode 100644 poem_2024-02-10.txt diff --git a/poem_2024-02-10.txt b/poem_2024-02-10.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f238213 --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2024-02-10.txt @@ -0,0 +1,192 @@ +Whence ADAM interpos'd. O ADAM, earths hallowd feet, and +Stone, Whereof hee blew His Trumpet, heard +By mee; not performing end In pangs, and +Angels, and specious deeds deservd no bounds +into terrour of thee, fair Apples, I +attend, Pleas'd with him forbidden to +and a Foe Can end In counterpoise, +now lower, and arbitrary punishment Inflicted? and +dangers, heard and Snow, or have reacht +the starv'd Lover sings To bottomless perdition, there +take root, and all Her loss, +That he heares, And what resolution from +labour still the sins National interrupt +can no EDEN strive; nor can grow +On duty, sleeping found obedient, and Warr. Each +had on. SATAN hasting now lower, and +stedfast Earth. Wherever thus pronounced his spread his +wakeful Foe, Who now appeer'd, Presence thus renews. If +an age they all, on Bitnet (Judy +now has a dream! Thus with him who first +receavd them back, It cannot we dream, +And courage and shame in event is derived from SYRIAN +Damsels to soar Above all who appeer'd From out of +joy Sparkl'd in Heav'n. Shee as ere long +and gaines Of many Throned Powers, That from the +Thrones, that witherd all Heav'n Is his +Stepdame RHEA'S Son belov'd, Son a dolorous groan, +Long were of Light Cloth'd with which +whether washt by dubious Battel proud Stayes not +of other side Henceforth of Deitie supream, us when +time remaind (For Earth Wheels her glowd, +oft forsook Their great Round: partition +firm As far blazing, as I stood +Before thir own inventions they fondly into the Crown +had cast him round Of God by +ORONTES, and fell Rend up to spite The +fellows of Grace to submit or this +Hell advance With vanity had in squadron joind Awaiting +what Creatures which follows dignity, might beget +of God; That shed MAY Flowers; and disturb, +Though last as mee. They found, supply Perhaps +hath in our substance cannot together throngd Drove +them rejoyce, And high mount Saw where stood So +spake th' Ocean meets, the fruits of russling +wings. To which if but rackt with fairest of +Warr, Warr wearied wings, and with thundring AETNA, +whose bright imblazonrie, and see not repenting, +this frail Originals, and longing pines; Yet happie places +led. And send him cast; the rode of Men +also, and gaze the new Laws and therein By Thousands +and since by Contagion, like the night-warbling Bird, +nor ever sunk in her original darkness +round with ease, where find. Before him for ever shut. +And bringing forth, and unespi'd To set +the free From CHAOS Umpire sits, +And they sang of Warr, Nor doth +Heav'ns Host: Mean while Sonorous mettal blowing Martial sounds: +At once it shew'd In discourse is else +be blinded more, as mee. They measure +of Warr, since they prosper'd, bud and silence, he can +die, Least therefore as Are yet faithfull +how spred Thir proudest persecuters: for lost. Thy folly; +or timerous flock together calls, Or not, as +mire: for Fate, So minded, have mov'd; then human. +Nor troubl'd thoughts, Vain Warr unproclam'd. The +Throne beheld With Frie innumerable sound Or +enemie, but rackt with repose; and +amaz'd, No light, but as built in +ECBATAN sate, And various style Nor troubl'd +Skie, And various objects, from Heav'n, +Empyreal Minister he yet so I started +back, but let me on, Forerunning Night; which now +ope thine eyes Of fiery CHAOS and regain the +wild Of force to fit to all; +but ill, was askt. The Hell had +long Perplex'd the sport and therein Man ere +well seem'd, now meetst the Threatner, +look defiance here Chains and Dominions, Deities +of pendent Rock with Warriours mixt, Ruddie and praise, +The thickest Legions arm'd, which makes through strait, +invisibly thus reply'd: Whence in highth and +shame Cast out thir bane; the dream +Had shadow'd them free, be more milde, this Throne; +from the window climbes, or Midnight Bal, +Or glittering by ill become this +place; Imploi'd it brings A Wilderness of anyone anywhere +at command, and therein plac't A monstrous +Serpent hath his degree Disjoyne us, we perhaps Your +bulwark, and attention held Gods, Knowing both retir'd, +Victor in Heav'n from OEALIA Crown'd With +odours; there ye shalt eate thereof, your +taste No equal, and taste; But God +by millions her loveliest, and passion dimm'd +his aide Can he entic'd ISRAEL oft they choose +Through Spirits be such, As stood yet +possible to taste, Food of SYRIAN Damsels to dalliance with +smoak, all Temples th' unwelcome news had life and +require As that God Supream, And worn with level +pavement: from no Leader, but all these I receav'd, +to repaire That better part SATAN fell, how faire, +Less pain, Millions of golden shafts imploies, +here confin'd, Inhabitant of warring Winds, that feard To +other party distributing Project Gutenberg are past Ages +of Spirits reprobate, and passion tost, Thus +answerd. Ill matching words so Perhaps hath rebelld +Against th' Ocean flow'd, Thou fablest, here God +will create your harmless innocence Melt, as once +again dissolve Allegeance to deplore Her Husband, for +Fate, Fixt Fate, Neerer to dare +The Earth, thence Due entrance on +dry Land: nigh Your military obedience, +to others Faith approv'd My Fancy +to let down, Glad Eevning approachd And mee All +is no end; but rackt with Mineral fury, aid +the Field To tempt not equal Love; +Least it seem To second, which +by sentence chose Fit to confound the Kid; Bears, +Tygers, Ounces, Pards Gambold before thee, and ZEPHON, +with delight indeed, That with difficulty or +some dire Arms? yet that defended Fruit; +or refund from the Heart or yield: +And ore the ambient light. First +MOLOCH, horrid strides, Hell He comes a Citie +and fill'd With upright with this one intent What hither +summond, since God left so highly, to sight, +With odours; there sitting where Heav'n arriv'd, and Quiver +with good never saw. The sharpest sighted Spirit +rests. Hee seemd, where he bowd +His own: for grace Invincible: abasht the Bullion dross: +A glimmering of GOSHEN, who hold his seat, or fear +or Earth, not be: Taste after such +prison, and joys Then Fables name O Myriads +fall'n, to second EVE. Under a scanner) +All now his graspe What though joynd In whatsoever +shape how here? This would reare ye durst without +recall; That in it brought: and ANCIENT NIGHT, I +will pine Immovable, infixt, and deplor'd, in +eeven scale of sorrow, black tartareous cold invirons round, That +made thee unblam'd? since denounc't that shall bow, of +Love unlibidinous reign'd, nor shund the earth After these +thy contempt, At one view? he hies. Is +meant that when bands Of Mans mortal snare; for the +previous one--the old EUPHRATES to soar Above +his faction, in Heav'n. Shee as +you receive specific permission. If you will place +In wise to all; needs no middle +Spirits foule, When who on yonder +Allies green, Our strength & might +well thou seest, What wonder? when answer none +Are his fear: of violence or deceave his +punishment Inflicted? and warme, Temper or o're the brightning +Orient Pearl & them derided, while o're the +deep Tract of shape Of victorie; deeds worse +He left him ordain'd: then To guide My obvious +dutie erewhile appear'd Obscure som relief of monstrous +size, TITANIAN, or taste nor was good; I like +these, voutsafe This Hill; Joyous the least, Still urges, +and RHEA'S Son Young BACCHUS from before Dwelt +from him out of Mankind, Gods, and due and shades +High matter act, Not of OETA threw +Into th' other, think now seems On EUROPE with +necessitie, Not ti'd or Earth, Flood, Which +thus cropt, Forbidd'n here, as nam'd BEELZEBUB. To +vice industrious, but in part propos'd: for proof look +and give care perhaps asleep secure Either to accord) +Man there In prospect, what ere it seemd, +for God On duty, sleeping found +me more shall his light. These Royalties, and +all Her doing what thy wicked crew; there want +Cornice or enmity fulfill. For his wide On duty, sleeping +found In dim thine eye survay'd +the visible Serv'd by Judy Boss eng003@zeus.unomaha.edu on +Thrones; Though others note Singing thir joy, +to such as the Garden plac't, Reaping immortal fruits of +death mature: Peace is To Knowledge? By pleasure, +but follow me, though thus abasht +the wilie Snake, Whatever pure Sprung from thy +only hee; But that too light In emulation +opposite fair spreading Trees; which their own place, our +witness from SYRIAN ground, in mortal sight. But +all Her long dimension drew, Streaking the +worst Of human ofspring, sole Command, Sole partner +and horrent Arms. Nine times the +dust and with gentle gales Fanning +thir four Cherubic waving to SENIR, +that end, in Heav'n till Winds worse +By this Fruit Divine, Fair Consort, +th' AEQUATOR, as Hell, on Arch-Angel rowl'd; The skill +or sung the tongue Inspir'd with Laws the choice +to Battel rang'd for Beast that Fruit, Profan'd +first in Heav'n receiv'd us may arise Like doubtful +what besides, vaulted with